ayrmak

Ayrmak is a verb in Turkic languages, notably Turkish and Azerbaijani, meaning to separate, divide, detach, or distinguish. In Turkish the infinitive is ayırmak, while in Azerbaijani the form is ayırmaq. The root ayır- is a productive part of many verbs related to division, distinction, and allocation.

Common uses include physically separating items or components, such as dividing a mixture or setting apart parts for different purposes. Ayrmak is also used in figurative senses, for example to distinguish between concepts or to allocate time or resources. In Turkish, phrases like zaman ayırmak illustrate the sense of setting aside time, and similar constructions exist in Azerbaijani with appropriate lexical adjustments. The verb also appears in compound forms that emphasize separation or disaggregation in various contexts.

Orthography and variants: Turkish orthography writes the infinitive as ayırmak, which uses the dotless i (ı) in its root; in plain ASCII texts or simplified renderings you may encounter the unaccented form ayrmak. Azerbaijani uses ayırmaq with analogous pronunciation. The verb has related forms and closely connected terms in both languages, such as ayrıştırmak in Turkish, which conveys a sense of breaking down or distinguishing into parts, and ayrılmazlık, a noun form relating to separateness in some Turkic varieties.

See also: ayrıştırmak; ayır- as a semantic root; Turkish and Azerbaijani verb morphology for separation and allocation.